Islam Through Muslim Eyes

We developed this program for our CCRC and you may want to use it
for yours as well. Our group met for an hour each week.

We had two parts to our program. The course presented here
includes the second half hour sections of the hour long course.
This part introduces Islam today; the first half hour covers the
history between the Middle East and the United States. It is intended to provide an insight into what is happening now
in the Islamic World and how that impacts us in the United States.

Our course is a compilation materials under our understanding of the
appropriate licensing and copyright authorities. We wish to
acknowledge and thank all those who have contributed materials
selflessly for edification of all who have the curiosity to continue
to learn.

From the table in the right hand column click on
the lesson you wish to select.

The first half hour, as we
present the course, is for the history of the Middle East and for that we used
the Teaching Company lectures titled "United States and the Middle
East: 1914 to 9/11" given by Professor Salim Yaqub
who teaches at the University of
California at Santa Barbara and who has a Ph.D. from
Yale University.
That material is copyrighted and can be obtained
by clicking here. Teaching Company courses regularly go on sale
at great savings so it is recommended that you avoid paying the list
price by waiting for a sale.

The second half hour, which
you can access here, is intended to show how Muslims today,
especially those in English speaking countries, view Islam and how
Islam relates to their lives. Not everyone is tolerant of
Islam and this program is neither intended to promote any particular
religious belief or culture nor to detract from anyone's faith or
culture. In light of the particular sensitivities of the time
in which we are living, it is crucial that this commitment toward
trying to understand others as they understand themselves be
understood before you decide to watch the material presented.

Our learning core is the video classroom. Most
topics are presented by video supplemented by reading materials

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You are urged to read the intent of this program as
stated at the left before proceeding to particular programs as they
have been presented. Some people may be offended by how others view
a faith and culture that is different from their own.